When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.

Oscar Wilde
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More Quotes By Oscar Wilde
  1. Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.

  2. The heart was made to be broken.

  3. The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

  4. To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

  5. Who, being loved, is poor?

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